Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Jacksonville State University

What traits are you looking for in a parks and rec school? To help you decide if Jacksonville State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's parks and rec program.

Jacksonville State University is located in Jacksonville, Alabama and has a total student population of 9,238. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Jacksonville State University.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Jacksonville State University Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Jacksonville State University Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks parks and rec programs across the country. The following shows how Jacksonville State University performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at Jacksonville State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	26
Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	31
	60

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Jacksonville State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at Jacksonville State University.

Jacksonville State University Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 34 parks and rec students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Jacksonville State University, about 59% were men and 41% were women. The typical parks and rec bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Jacksonville State University since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Jacksonville State University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Jacksonville State University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	24
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Jacksonville State University also has a doctoral program available in parks and rec. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Health & Physical Education

Careers That Parks & Rec Grads May Go Into

A degree in parks and rec can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for Jacksonville State University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	260	$67,230

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Thomson200 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.